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31/10/2025 Drama, History, War 2h 0m
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The uprising that took on an empire

Overview

Year 1936. As villages across Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But history is relentless. With rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe and some arriving with nefarious Zionist-colonial ambitions, and the Palestinian population uniting in the largest and longest uprising against Britain’s 30-year dominion, all sides spiral towards inevitable collision in a decisive moment for the British Empire and the future of the entire region.

  1. Annemarie Jacir

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Karim Daoud Anaya

    Yusuf

  2. Hiam Abbass

    Hanan

  3. Robert Aramayo

    Captain Wingate

  4. Yasmine Al Massri

    Khouloud

  5. Billy Howle

    Thomas Hopkins

  6. Dhafer L'Abidine

    Amir

  7. Ward Helou

    Kareem

  8. Yafa Bakri

    Rabab

  9. Wardi Eilabouni

    Afra

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-11-27
With the British Empire trying to reconcile it’s own Palestinian agenda with those of the indigenous cotton farmers and a burgeoning, homeless, Jewish population arriving with expectations of their own homeland, this film follows events through the eyes of “Yusuf” (Karim Daoud Anaya) as he finds himself drawn into the conflict. He comes from a rural village but works part-time for a local publisher whose wife (Yasmine Al Massri) is a clandestine writer of articles on freedom for the Palestinians. These commentaries become more pertinent as the frequent theft of traditional lands for allo...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$650,000.00

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